Midland Power Cooperative announces its board of directors has approved the construction of a new administrative office in Boone. The move marks an important milestone in the company’s history and signals Midland Power’s commitment to providing a high level of service to its members.
Read MoreYear: 2018
Congressional candidates visit Greene County
Both candidates for the Fourth Congressional District seat – incumbent Republican Steven King and Democrat J.D. Scholten – have been in Jefferson in recent weeks. J.D. Scholten spoke at his 39-county “You Can’t Fake Showing Up” tour Oct. 15. King spoke at a fundraiser for Iowa House District 47 candidate Phil Thompson Oct. 22.
Read MoreDementia topic of Community Conversation Nov. 1
A Community Conversation Thursday, Nov. 1, will feature information about dementia. Lisa Kuhl, director of marketing at Regency Park Nursing and Rehab will talk about 10 early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Mollie Schmidt, director of the Memory Care unit at Regency Park, will share the latest information about the care and treatment of dementia.
Read MoreFree event will share ideas for marketing small businesses
A free event with marketing ideas for small businesses will be held Monday, Nov. 5, at the Elks lodge in Jefferson. Robin Bostrom, Main Street Iowa business specialist, will share ideas she has collected from small rural businesses around the state. Business owners interested in getting new options other than social media are invited to hear this creative and short…
Read MoreHarvest still behind but dry weather helped
Iowa farmers had a good week for harvesting with 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Oct. 28, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Taking advantage of the dry conditions, activities for the week included harvesting corn and soybeans, baling stalks, anhydrous and manure application, fall tillage, and planting cover crops.
Read MoreBowling night slated for new and potential 4-H members
Interested new 4-H members this year, as well as their parents and guardians, are invited to a free bowling and pizza night Friday, Nov. 9, beginning at 6 pm at the Greene County Extension office. The night will begin with fun and learning more about the 4-H program before heading to Spare Time Lanes in Jefferson to bowl.
Read MoreLocal candidates respond to questionnaire
The Scranton Journal provided questionnaires to the local candidates, seeking basic information about their candidacy in races where there is a contest. Here are their responses, shared with GreeneCountyNewsOnline readers by Scranton Journal publisher Luann Waldo:
Read MoreGrow Greene slates grant writing workshop
A grant writing workshop is scheduled to be presented in Jefferson Nov. 29 for representatives of nonprofits, local government and schools. Grant Writing 101 will provide hands-on training in seeking and writing successful grant applications. The workshop will be presented Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. The workshop is sponsored…
Read MoreBabysitting Basics course offered Nov. 16
Babysitting Basics, a course for Greene County youngsters in grades 5-8, will be held Friday, Nov. 16, from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Greene County Extension office in Jefferson. Participants must attend all day in order to be certified. Cost is $30 for all registrations received by Nov.8; class size is limited. If there is room, additional registrations…
Read MoreLooking at the midterm, 2018
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I just read in a political column that Democrats are desperate to end their losing streak. I’d say Democrats are desperate to move this country along into the 21st century after two years of retreating because of Dark Ages warlording folks rustling up fear of strangers; erecting walls to keep out strangers; refusing sanctuary to…
Read MoreJennings earns black belt in tae kwon do
Reese Jennings, 15, of Jefferson was awarded his black belt- junior in tae kwon do Oct. 21. He studies with Corey McGrauth of Shin’s Tae Kwon Do Academy at the Greene County Community Center in Jefferson. Reese is the son of Rickey and Keri Jennings and a student at Greene County High School. He started learning tae kwon do…
Read MoreAre we carefully taught?
~a guest commentary by Dale Hanaman In the Rogers and Hammerstein sound track of the movie “South Pacific” is the song You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught. The words are haunting to the ear. The first verse reads: You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear You’ve got to be taught from year to year It’s got to be…
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